181st Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The 181st Street station is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 181st Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

For the station at West 181st Street & Fort Washington Avenue, see 181st Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line).

 181 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Renovated platform view
Station statistics
AddressWest 181st Street & Saint Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10033
BoroughManhattan
LocaleWashington Heights
Coordinates40.849°N 73.934°W / 40.849; -73.934
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M3, Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35, Bx36
GWB Bus Station (at 179th Street)
StructureUnderground
Depth120 feet (37 m)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1906 (1906-05-30)
Accessible ADA-accessible to mezzanine only; platforms are not ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20221,952,205  1595.5%
Rank156 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
191st Street
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
 168th Street
toward South Ferry
Location
Track layout

to 191st Street
to 168th Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
181st Street Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000224
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

Built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the station opened on May 30, 1906, as part of the first subway, although the line had opened two months earlier and trains were skipping the station. It is one of three stations in the Fort George Mine Tunnel, which carries the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line under Washington Heights, and is 120 feet (37 m) below ground level. Due to the station's depth, the tunnel was blasted through the hillside; during the station's construction, a 300-ton boulder had killed 10 miners. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1948. The station was closed from December 2020 to November 2021 for elevator replacement.

The 181st Street station contains two side platforms and two tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations as well as a ceiling vault. The platforms contain exits to 181st Street and Broadway. 181st Street is one of three New York City Subway stations that can be accessed only by elevators; however, the station's four elevators are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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